The airline said a new Airbus A350-900 would depart from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for a 16-hour non-stop journey to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on the evening of October 29.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will start its direct non-stop service to New York from Manila this month.
The airline said a new Airbus A350-900 would depart from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for a 16-hour non-stop journey to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on the evening of October 29.
“We look forward to flying almost halfway around the world on the longest route ever to be served by a Philippine carriers,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said.
PAL vice president for sales Ryan Uy noted brisk sales for the newest product offering.
“People want to experience this much-talked about A350 aircraft. Now they can enjoy the A350 on a flight that takes them directly to the US East Coast, with no more time-consuming stopovers and no inconvenient transfer connections along the route. One take-off and one landing, and you’re in the Big Apple,” he said.
Prior to the new PAL service, Manila-bound passengers had to go through intermediate stopovers in Canada, the US West Coast, or airports in other Asian countries.
The new PAL service will give passengers the flexibility to choose from a wider selection of departure days.
PAL said it has plans to fly to other destinations in North America and Europe as more A350 aircraft join the fleet.
The airline took delivery of its fourth A350 this month, and two more are scheduled to be delivered early next year. The four A350s are deployed for PAL’s New York and London services.
Seattle, Chicago and a point in Western Europe are being eyed, PAL said.